Mount Dukono Erupts Again This Afternoon, Ash Column Reaches Approximately 1,200 Meters

Mount Dukono in North Maluku erupted again on Monday, March 10, 2025, at 1:35 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Dukono has erupted 4 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed to reach 1,200 meters above the peak or 2,287 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray to black with thick intensity towards the northwest. The eruption of Mount Dukono was still ongoing at the time of this report.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Dukono is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on March 10, 2025, from 00.00 to 23.59 WIT showed 250 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 5-34 millimeters and durations of 34.31-71.26 seconds.

Furthermore, there was 1 distant tectonic earthquake with an amplitude of 27 millimeters, an s-p time of 25.25 seconds, and a duration of 90.48 seconds, as well as 1 continuous tremor with an amplitude of 2-5 millimeters, predominantly 3 millimeters.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Dukono and visitors/tourists not to conduct activities, climb, or approach the Malupang Warirang Crater within a 4-kilometer radius.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,040 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (958 eruptions), while Mount Dukono erupted 28 times.